Resolve Hostname Action#

The Resolve Hostname action resolves a host name or address from one event property and stores the result in another property. Because it is an action, you can place it in the ruleset where the resolved value is needed.

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Action - Resolve Hostname*

Select Source Property from which the name will be resolved#

File Configuration field:: szSourcePropertyName
Description:: Click on the Insert menu link on the right side of the textfield to customize the source property from which the name will be resolved.

Destination Property in which the resolved name will be saved to#

File Configuration field:: szDestinationPropertyName
Description:: Same as above, please click on the Insert menu link on the right side of the textfield to customize the destination property in which the resolved name will be saved to.

Also resolve name if the source property is already a name#

File Configuration field:: nResolveIfName
Description:: Activates the feature that the name will also be resolved if there is already a source property with that name.

Cache resolved host entry#

File Configuration field:: nCacheNameEntry
Description:: If activated this will, as it says, cache the resolved host entry.